On Ethics

Name: On Ethics
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ISBN: 9780534252359

ISBN-10: 0534252354

ISBN-13: 9780534252359

Edition: 2004

Authors: Marshall Missner

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Book details

List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 7/11/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 180
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Preface



Introduction



The Bible


The Ten Commandments


Sermon on the Mount


Conclusion



Utilitarianism


The Goal of Life--Happiness


The Utilitarian Principle


Objections and Replies


Counter-examples


Conclusion



Kant


Good Will


Kant's View of What is Right--The Categorical Imperative


Objections


Another Version of Kant's Principle


Objections to Kant


Conclusion



Aristotle


The Two Questions


Life As Action


Functions


External Goods


Virtues and Vices


Objections


Aristotle's Possible Answers


Answer to the Two Questions



The Core of Morality


Correct Answers


Selfishness


The Critique of Morality



Nietzsche


The Classical Background of Nietzsche's Views


Self-assertion, Self-sacrifice and Self-esteem


Values and Culture


Morality as Part of Culture


Nietzsche's Legacy



Selfishness


Gyges-Type Situations


Responses to Gyges


He Won't Get Away With It


Consistency


We Can't Be Selfish Because We Have No Self


Gyges' Question Makes No Sense


Gyges is an Inhuman Monster



Relativism


The Problem of Ethical Relativism


Arguments for Relativism


Objections to Relativism


Conclusion



An Overview


Clarity and Good Reasons


The Overlap--The Core of Morality


The Challenges


The Upshot


Bibliography


Index